Brake shoe mounting



Get. 12, 1943. s. SCHNELL 2,331,349

I BRAKE SHOE MOUNTING I Filed Dec. 22, 1941 l 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR EVESCHNELL.

ATTORNEY Oct. 12 1943. s, sc fi L 2,331,349

I BRAKE snofi MOUNTING Filed Dec. .22, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR sf v SCHNELL BY I W 1 ATTORNEY Patented a. 12, 1943 2,331,349

BRAKE SHOE MOUNTING Steve Schnell, Kirkwood, Mo., assignor to Wagner Electric Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Delaware Application December 22, 1941, Serial No. 123,896

16 Claims. (Cl. 188-'7 9.5)

My invention relates to brakes and more particularly to an improved brake shoe mounting.

One of the objectsof my invention is to provide an improved brake shoe mounting which will permit the mounted end of the shoe to automent therebetween will not take place. The matically move toward the drum and centralize links !2 and 13 extend on opposite sides of the the brake shoe in order to produce a self centerweb ofv the brake shoe and havetheir ends reing brake shoe at all times. mote from. the anchor pin pivotally connected Another object of my invention is to prowith the brake shoe'by means of pin M secured v an p v mounti f r a rake ho to the links andpositioned in a slot l5 in said which will permit the anchored end to 'autoweb, the width of said slot being such as to matically adjust itself as lining wear takes place. snugly receive the pin.

Another object of my invention is to provide The heel end'of web 4 of the shoe is in abuta brake shoe mounting'wherein the circumferting relation with block I I. The abutting sur-i ential force acting on the shoe will not have any face [6 on the block is curved with its axis of tendency to move the mounted end of the shoe curvature vcoincidingwith the center of pin M. either toward or away from the drum during The cooperating abutting surface I? on the web braking regardless of drum expansion or lining of the shoe isof like curvature. By. means of this wear. curvature of the surfaces, the shoes can have Still another object of my invention is to prorelative rotative movement, with respect to the vide a brake shoe mounting whichwill insure links'about pin M as anaxis and the links can that the force of the shoe acting through the have rotation on the anchor pin. The surfaces anchor pin during braking will not change its will remain in abutting engagement over their angular relation with respect to a radial line of entire areas, a relative sliding of the surfaces the brake assemblywhich is at right angles 5 taking p ace. Whenever 'thelinks rotate on the thereto. anchor pin, block I I will rotate with them so that Other objects of my invention will become full area. of the surfaces will always 'be inenapparent from the following description taken in gagement. If it is assumed that the drum is connection with the accompanying drawings rotating in the direction of the arrow when the wherein Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a brake shoe is applied, there, will be produced a force assembly showing a brake shoe mounted on acting on the anchor pin through block II. This structure embodying my invention; Figure 2 is force is the resultant of the circumferential force an enlarged view of the shoe mounting with a acting on the shoe and caused by the drag ofthe link removed; Figure 3 is a sectional view taken drum on the lining andqa second downward force on the line 33 of Figure 1; Figure 4 is a secacting on the shoe. This resultant force is destional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3; ignated by the arrow N in-Figure 1. In order Figure5 is a view of another mounting eonstructhat theheel end of the shoe will have no tendtion embodying my invention; and Figures 6 ency to move either toward or away from the and 7 are sectional views taken on the lines drum during braking action, this resultant force E5 and l-l, respectively, of Figure 5. N should at all times be at right angles to a ra- Referring in detail to Figures 1 to 4, the nudial line of the drum center at the point Where meral l indicates the usual drum of a brake rosaid force is transferred from the shoe to the tatable with a rotatable member and'2 is the anchor block. This is accomplished by the'shoe fixed backing plate or support which closes the mounting described. -ln the construction shown, open side of the drum. Within the drum on one this radial line'will' be tangent to the curved side thereof is shown a brake shoe 3 for coopsurfaces It and I1, the point of tangency coineration with the drum, said shoe comprising a ciding with the point at which the force N acts. web 4 and a flange 5 to which is secured the This relationship of the force N will always be at lining 6. The toe end of the brake may be acturight angles to a radialline R which is tangent ated by any suitable means,that shown being a no the curved surfaces I6 and ll regardless 'of fluid motor I of a hydraulic actuating system, drum expansion due to heat oroflinin'g wear and said motor also being of such type as to actuate throughout the working range of the brake shoe. like shoe on the opposite side of the drum. 'Let it be assumed that when the lining is new A spring 8 is employed to retract the shoe from and the brake drum i cold, the relationship of the drum, the retracted position of the toe and the force N and the radial line R is as shown in being determined by the adjustable cam 9 car Figure 1 when the brake is applied. When there ried by the backing plate. i is wear of. the lining or expansion of the brake The mounting for the heel end of the brake drum dueto heat, the shoe will move outwardly shoe which embodies my invention comprises a and there will be a pivoting of the shoe about 1am usual anchor pin Ill secured to the backingplate to Mr This will result in thecurved surface l1v slidand. pivotally mounted on this pin is a block H and two links l2 and I3 on opposite sides thereof, said block and links being secured together, as by welding, in order that relative rotative moveing on curved surface l8. There will also be a pivoting of link l2 and i 3 on the anchor pin and a relative movement between said links and the shoe since the links are pivoted to the shoe by pin M. The movement of the shoe, however, will not alter the direction of the force N but it will act below the position of force N as shown in Figure 1. It will still be at right angles to a radial line from the center of thetbrake drum which is tangent to curved surfaces li and II. This radial line will be slightly changed from the radial line B as shown, due to the fact that the curved surfaces [6 and I! have had their centers shifted by the rotation of the links on the anchor pin as a result of pin and the shoe being moved toward the anus. Th 111s it is seen that the force N will continue to be at right anl'es to a radius or the drum anii'at a point where the pressure is transferred from the shoe to block ll.

Thus by producing amounting wherein the relatio'nshlp' between the 'forceN and a radial line is maintained at right angles under all conditions within the range "or the brake shoe movement, the mounted "end of the shoe will have no name acting upon it which will tend to nio've'it either away from or toward the drum and, manure, the shoe can at'alltiines be 'maintainedselr eentered. such a. "mounted brake shoe is substantialiy perfectly bontroll'able by the actuating means which. in this instance is the fluid motor. Furthermore, :such a self eentering mounted shoe also results in'a maximumbralfingtorque since the mounted end of the shoe can automatically move out with thedmm asit'expa'nds or agth'e lining weais ahd'thus rodnce the desired braking 'a'c'tibn'over :the entirea'r a of the brake lining.

It is to be noted th'at theiim'chor pin will 're-' oeive all the force resuiting'tro'm'that applied to the toe end' of th'eish'o'e and that or'the self-energizlr'ig action of "the brake shoe. The links transmit no forte dueflto the fact that-pin ll cannot be enga'ged'by the endd'f slot 15.

In order that the curved-surfaces It and I! ma beheid in tight 'irictional engagement at all'times there is provided 'a'coil'spring II which is interposed bet'ween'a shoulder 19 of theweb and shoulders 20am! 1| "onthe links. The *spring is positioned in an enlarged extension ofsl'ot i6,

one endof whieh'form the shoulder 179, an'dthe links are provided with recesses to receive portions of the spring and provide the '-'shoulders 20 and 2.1. sp'niiigis under axialrcompressio'n and thus it applies a constant ressure holding surface I! and the end of the shoe web in tight frictional engagement with surface 48-. Because of the tight "frictional engagement, the relative positions'or surfaces lit-and 11 will always be maintained unless there is a superior forcepres= ent' causing a change. i

The ilinks arrd the anchor block' ai'e held on the anchor. pin bya G-washer cooperating with e. groove 28 in the pin surface.

Referring to'the operation ofithe brake shoe mounting 'ju'st tiesoribedjtheblock and the links are mounted on the brake shoe and the anchor pin-in the manner shown. as soon as pressure is applied to the toe endof the shoeby't'he fluid motor, the brake shoe Will be *brough't'into engagement with the drain over the entire area of the brake shoe lining. This isipermltte'd since the force bringing the shoe into engagement is greater than that of -spring '18 producing the friction between-surfaces "ti and 11-. when the brake fluid is released by the fluid motor the retracting spring 8 will bring it back against stop 9. During this releasing movement there will be no relative sliding movement between surfaces 46 and I1 due to the action of spring I8 holding them in tight frictional engagement. Th shoe will be released from the drum by a pivotal movement about the anchor pin in the same manner as if the shoe web were actually pivoted on the anchor pin. VVhenthe shoe is next brought into engagement with the drum it will pivot around anchor I 0 and there will still be no sliding movemerit between surfaces [6 and H. However, when lining wear takes place or the drum expands there will result a relative rotative movement between the brake shoe and the links 13, which movement will be about pin 14 as an axis. The links it will also pivot on the anchor pin. Thus'tl'ire will result a sliding movement between surfaces 15 and I! due to the fact that the force holding'the shoe in engagement with the drum '(the force created by the fluid motor and the force resulting from "the selfienersizizig' action of the brake shoe) will be reat enough to overcome any frictional resistance caused by spring 18. Thus it is apparent that there will be an automatic adjustment of surfaces 16 and H. automatic adjustment will be maintaineddue to the frictional engagement between said -zsurra'ces i'f th'e adgustment is the result of lining wear. If the adjustment is du'e'to drum expansion 'therewill be'a readjustment as the drum c'oht'ract's'a nd wipes the released shoe.

It is to be particularly noted that in the brake shoe mounting shown there is ho sliding of the shoe end on a plane surface which is so arranged that when extended it will have 'a definite r-elatioh to the center. The shoe end inbves in a p'a'tha's determined by the curved surfaces which have thir centers moved as the shoe moves outwardly due to the block being secured to-th'e links and the links pivoted to the brake shoe.

Referring now t'o the construction shown in Figures 5, 6 and '7, the brake drum, the backing plate, and the brake shoe are indicated by the same'references as in Figure 1, as is also the anchor pin upon which the shoe isto be mounted. Oil the anchor pm I 0 is pivotally mounted an anchor block 24. The links for the mounting comprise leg's Hand 26 of a U-shaped strap 21, said leg's extending on opposite sides of web I and being pivot'ed to'th web by a pin 28. Relative rotation between the anchor block and the U-shaped strap is v.pr'evented by providing the block with flanges "29 and 30 which overlie the upper and lower edges of the legs of the strap. The openings 3] and'32 in the legs of the strap A which receive the anchor pinare in the form of slots which permit the strap to have relative sliding movement with respect to the block and the anchor ipin. The block 24 is provided with a curved surface 33 for cooperation with a curved surface 34 on the end of web 4 of the shoe, said surfaces having their axis of curvature coinciding with-the axis'of'pin 28. In order that these surfaces may be held 'in-tight frictionalengagemerit, I have provided :a strong leaf spring 35 which is interposed between the block and the closed end of the U-shaped strap. The sliding movement of the strap with resp'ect to the block permits the force transmitted by the spring to cause the surfaces to have pressure engagement. A c-washerlfiicooperates with ag'roove 31 in the anchor pin to hold the U-shaped strap and the block on the anchor pin.

The operation of this mounting construction is the same as the construction shown in Figures 1 to 5. It is to be noted that there is no relative rotative movement permitted between the block 24 and the legs of the U-shaped strap. Thus, whenever the U-shapedstrap is' rotated about the anchor pin, the anchor block will also be rotated with it. Also, in this construction there is no force transmittedthrough the links from the brake shoes to the anchor block as all the force from the brake shoe to the block is transmitted directly through the curved surfaces which are always maintained in engagement.

Being aware of the possibility of modifications in the particular structure herein described without departing from the fundamental principles of my invention, I do not intend that its scope be limited except as set forth by the appended claims.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States:

1. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe, means for actuating one end of the brake shoe, and mounting means for the other end of the brake shoe including a pivoted anchor member for preventing circumferential movement of the shoe and other means permitting the shoe end to move outwardly relative to the anchor member, said other means including means for maintaining a predetermined fixed relationship between the direction of the resultant force acting on the anchor member when the shoe is engaged with the drum and a radiai line of the brake assembly passing through the point at which the force acts on the anchor member and regardless of expansion of the drum during braking or lining wean,

2. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe, means for actuating one end of the brake shoe, and mounting means for the other end of the brake shoe including'a pivoted anchor member for preventing circumferential movement of the shoe and other means permitting the shoe end to move outwardly relative to the anchor member, .said other'means including means for causing the resultant force acting on the anchor member when the shoe is engaged with the drum to always beat right angles to a radial line of the brakeassembly passing through the point at which the force acts on the anchor member and regardless of expansion of the drum during braking or lining wear.

3. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum. a brake shoe, brake shoe mounting and adjusting-means permitting pivotal movement of the shoe end and comprising pivoted abutment means carried by thesupport at the end of the shoe for preventing circumferential movement of said shoe and other means permitting the shoe end to move outwardly toward the drum relative to the pivotal axis of the shoe when the brake lining thickness at the end of the shoe is reduced by wear, said other means also so controlling the relationship between the shoe end and the abutment means that the force acting on the abutment means will always have a fixed relationship to a radial line of the brake assembly which passes through the point at which said force acts on the abutment means, and means for maintaining the shoe end in adjusted position.

4. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe, means for actuating one end of the brake shoe, mounting means for the other end of the brake shoe including a pivoted anchor member for preventing circumferential movement of the shoe and other means permitting the 'shoe end to move outwardly relative to the anchor, said other means including means for maintaining a predetermined fixed relationship between the direction of the resultant force acting on the anchor member when the "shoe is engaged with the drum and a radial line of the brake assembly passing through the point at which the force acts on the anchormember and regardless of expansion of the drum during braking or lining wear, and means for maintaining the shoe end in an outward-adjusted position to compensate for lining wear. I g r 5. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe having a curved abutment surface at its mounted end, a pivoted member on the support provided with a like curved abutment surface for cooperation with the curved shoe and surface, and means for causing said pivoted member to be rotated by the shoe and the two abutment surfaces to have relative sliding movement when the shoe is engaged with the drum and moves outwardly as a result of expansion of the drum or of lining wear.

'6. In brakingmechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe having a curved abutment surface at its mounted end, a pivoted member on the support provided with a like curved abutment surface for cooperation with the curved shoe end surface, means for causing said pivoted member to be rotated by the shoe and the two abutment surfaces to have relative sliding movement when the shoe is engaged with the drum and moves outwardly as a result of expansion of the drum or lining wear, and means for maintaining the curved surfaces in pressure engagement.

7. In. braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe having a curved abutment surface at its mountedend, a pivoted member on the support provided with a curved abutment surface for cooperation with the curved shoe end surface, and means for so connecting the pivoted member't'o the shoe that said pivoted member will be rotated by the shoe when the shoe is engaged with the drum and moves outwardly'as a result of expansion of the druni'or lining wear,'said connecting means permitting the curved surfaces to have relative sliding movement as the shoe moves outwardly.

8. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe having a curved abutment surface at its mounted end, a pivoted member on the support provided with a curved "abutment surface for'cooperation with the curved shoe end surface, and means for so connecting the pivoted member to the shoe that said pivoted member will be rotated by the shoe when the shoe is engaged with the drum and moves outwardly as a result of expansion of the drum or lining wear, said connecting means permitting the' curved surfaces to have relative sliding movement as the shoe moves outwardly and including means for main taining said surfaces in pressure engagement so that said shoe and pivoted member will be held from relative movement when the shoe is engaged with and disengaged from the drum.

' 9. In braking mechanism, a support, a brakedrum, a brake shoe having a convex curved abut- V ment surface at its mounted end, a pivoted meming said pivoted member to be rotated by the shoe and the two curved abutment surfaces to have relative movement when the shoe is engaged with the drum and moves outwardly as a result of expansion of the drum or of lining wear, said means comprising a member pivoted to the shoe at a point coinciding with the axis of the curved surface on the end of theories.

1-0. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, 1; brakeshoe having a convex curved abutment surface at its mounted end, a pivoted memher on the supp rt provided with a concave curved abutment surface for cooperation with the curved shoe end surface, means for causing said pivoted member to be rotated by the shoe and the two abutment surfaces to have relative sliding movement when the shoe is engaged with the drum and moves outwardly as a result of expansion of the drum or of lining wear, saidmeans comprising a member pivoted to the shoe at a point coinciding with the axis of the curved surface on the end of the shoe, and means for maintaining the curved surfaces in their relative positions assumed as a result of outward movement of the shoe due to lining wear.

11-. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe having a convex curved abutment surface at its mountedend, a pivoted memher on the support provided with a concave curved abutment surface for cooperation with the curved shoe end surface, a link secured to the pivoted member and pivoted to the shoe for causing said pivoted member to'be rotated b th shoe and the'abutment surfaces to have relative sliding movement when the shoe is engaged with the f drum and moves outwardly as a result of expansion of the drum or of lining wear, said link being pivoted to the shoe at a point coinciding with the axis of the curved surface on the end of the shoe, and spring means for maintaining the curved surfaces in their relative positions assumed as a result of outward movement of the shoe due toli-ning wear.

12. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe having a curved abutment snrfaceat its mounted end, an anchor pin carriod by the support, a bearing block pivotally mounted on the anchor pin and provided with a curved abutment surface for cooperation with the curved shoe end surface, a link non-rotatably secured to the block andpivotally connected to the shoe so as to be rotated by said shoe and result in the abutz-nentsurfaces having relative sliding movement when the shoe moves outwardly but nottransmitting any force from the shoe to the anchor pin, said curved surfaces having the same radius of curvature with a common axiscoinciding with the axis of the pivotal connection between the link and the shoe, and means for maintaining said curved surfaces in pressure engagement.

1 3. In braking-mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe having a curved abutment surface at its mounted end, an anchor pin carried by the suport, a bearing block pivotallv mounted on the anchor pin and provided with a curved abutment surface for cooperation with the curved shoe end surface, links non-rotatably secured to opposite sides of the block and pivotally connected to opposite sides of the shoe so as to be rotated by said shoe and result in the abutment surfaces having relative sliding movement when the shoe moves outwardly but not transmitting any force from the shoe to the anchor pin, said curved surfaces having the same radius of curvature-with a common axis ooinciding with the axis of the pivotal connection between the links and the shoe, and spring means for maintaining said curved surfaces in pressure engagement.

14. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe having a curved abutment surface at its mounted end, an anchor pin carried by the support, a bearing block pivotally mounted on the anchor pin and provided with a curved abutment surface for cooperation with the curved shoe end surface, a link non-rotatably secured to the block and pivotally connected to the shoe so as to be rotated by said shoe and result in the abutment surfaces having relative sliding movement when the shoe moves outwardly but not transmitting any force from the shoe to the anchor pin, said curved surfaces having the same radius of curvature with a common axis coinciding with the axis of the pivotal connection between the link and the shoe, and a spring interposed between abutments on the shoe and on the link and applying a force holding the curved surfaces in pressure engagement.

1."). In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe having a convex curved abutment surface at its mounted end, a pivoted member on the support provided with a concave curved abutment surface for cooperation with the curved shoe end surface, a link non-rotatably secured to the pivoted member and pivoted to the shoe for causing said pivoted member to be rotated by the shoe and the abutment surfaces to have relative sliding movement when the shoe is engaged with the drum and moves outwardly as a result of expansion of the drum or of lining wear, said link being pivoted to the shoe at a point coinciding with the axis of the curved surface on the end of the shoe, and means comprising a spring'interposed between the link and the pivoted member for maintaining the curved surfaces in pressure engagement but permitting their relative sliding movement.

16. In braking mechanism, a support, a brake drum, a brake shoe having a curved abutment surface at its mounted end, an anchor pin carried by the support, a bearing block pivotally mounted on the anchor pin and provided with a curved abutment surface for cooperation with the curved shoe end surface, a U-shaped link receiving the block and being non-rotatably secured to the block but capable of relative sliding movement thereto in the direction of its length, means for pivotally connecting the ends of the legs of the U-shaped link to the shoe on opposite sides thereof so that the link and block will be rotated by the shoe as it moves outwardly dueto expansion of the drum or lining wear thereby causing relative sliding movement between the abutment surfaces, said curved surfaces having the same radius of curvature with a common axis coinciding with the axis of the pivotal connection between the link and the shoe, and a spring interposed between the base of the U-shaped link and the block for holding the curved surfaces in pressure engagement.

STEVE SCHNELL. 

